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27
28 package org.apache.http.nio.reactor;
29
30 import java.io.IOException;
31
32 /**
33 * Abstract exception handler intended to deal with potentially recoverable
34 * I/O exceptions thrown by an I/O reactor.
35 *
36 * @since 4.0
37 */
38 public interface IOReactorExceptionHandler {
39
40 /**
41 * This method is expected to examine the I/O exception passed as
42 * a parameter and decide whether it is safe to continue execution of
43 * the I/O reactor.
44 *
45 * @param ex potentially recoverable I/O exception
46 * @return <code>true</code> if it is safe to ignore the exception
47 * and continue execution of the I/O reactor; <code>false</code> if the
48 * I/O reactor must throw {@link IOReactorException} and terminate
49 */
50 boolean handle(IOException ex);
51
52 /**
53 * This method is expected to examine the runtime exception passed as
54 * a parameter and decide whether it is safe to continue execution of
55 * the I/O reactor.
56 *
57 * @param ex potentially recoverable runtime exception
58 * @return <code>true</code> if it is safe to ignore the exception
59 * and continue execution of the I/O reactor; <code>false</code> if the
60 * I/O reactor must throw {@link RuntimeException} and terminate
61 */
62 boolean handle(RuntimeException ex);
63
64 }